Home / 74,835.56-103,273.08-41,301.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,835.56, 103,273.08 and 41,301.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,835.56, 103,273.08 and 41,301.56 is: 56,996.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,835.56 : 103,273.08 = 41,301.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,835.56/103,273.08 = 41,301.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,835.56x = 103,273.08 × 41,301.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,835.56x = 4,265,339,413.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,265,339,413.31/74,835.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,996.16

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.